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Jobs go at RTL and GVG.
RTL and Grass Valley Group have become the latest companies to cut jobs in response to market difficulties, writes Barbara Marshall.
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LEADER - Radio success bucks the trend.
Amidst all the doom and gloom of a media recession, the broadcasting industry received some fantastic news last week - radio listening is at an all-time high.The latest set of Rajar
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FREE TO AIR - Airheads on the airwaves.
You might think, looking at the statistics, that radio is one of the most mature businesses there is: its latest Rajar figures confirm that it is more popular than television. Its
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TRADE TALK - Football crazy.
Channel 5's Robert Charles has wrongfooted Sky to win rights to under 21 European football, but can he sustain this success with C5's limited budget?
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IN MY VIEW - Angus Fletcher.
On why children's television should be seen as an integrated part of the media industry.
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ON THE BOX - A direct hit for BBC 1.
The London Studios director of sales, marketing & development Penny Lent was up there with Night Flight but was brought down by Warhol.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Cards on the table.
The debt of cable company NTL stands at twice that of collapsed US energy company Enron. As the financial advisers are drafted in, what does the future hold for the UK's largest but most troubled cable venture?
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MEDIA OWNERSHIP - The media custody battle.
At the end of January the deadline for submissions to the government's consultation on media ownership passed. james curtis reports on the issues raised by the industry's responses. Is there a solution for those who fear a liberalised market means the dom
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INTERVIEW - The doctor's orders.
Under Dr Abe Peled, technology company NDS has equipped millions of homes with pay-TV technology and is a leading player in the advance of interactive TV, with Banzai among its successes.
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - Barb tunes in for a sharper picture.
Gremlins in Barb's new system saw the research outfit pull data last month, prompting exaggerated headlines that viewing had suffered a sharp decline. Now that Barb is releasing 2002 data, what's the real story? Adrian Edwards reports.
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TX - Dirty rotten scoundrel.
When tackling Tony Marchant's adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel Crime and Punishment, producer David Snodin wanted to avoid 'being anal' about making a period drama. 'They can be overly reverential,' he
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Final score: Footballers' Wives was robbed.
So far writing about audience data in 2002 is like being a station announcer for Virgin West Coast. No one seems to know when anything will arrive or what it will
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OFF THE RECORD - Everyone's a winner, baby.
Nothing much happened last week ... other than the small matter of the Broadcast awards of course. From Nigel Lythgoe failing to live up to his adopted moniker of Nasty Nigel
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OFF THE RECORD - A flash of wit.
Compere extraordinaire Johnny Vaughan did a sterling job throughout, despite the fact no one seemed to be listening (thanks to the copious quantities of alcohol consumed). However, we have to say,
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OFF THE RECORD - So touchy.
Talking of nastiness, the clash of the late night chat-o-comics - Johnny Vaughan in the blue corner, Graham Norton in the pink one - kicked off early, a full four months
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OFF THE RECORD - AND FINALLY ...
Andrew Christie, Big Finish chairman, has got it in for both Jamie Oliver and Victor Lewis SmithWhat's the biggest lie you've ever told?Love, honour and obey (it's worked the second time
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Ex-Blue Peter editor attacks BBC's digital curriculum
Lewis Bronze spearheads campaign to stop corporation's monopoly on digital educational content
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BT confirms broadband price cuts
New chief executive Ben Verwaayen says charges will be cut 'substantially'
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Dyke throws out dumbing-down claims
BBC director general says in his annual address that corporation's programming 'is getting better and will get better still this year'
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Davies promises no political downgrade
BBC chairman responds to joint letter from Labour and Conservative chairs insisting corporation remains committed to quality political coverage